[Note: The Selfish Seamstress is overflowing with joy and expletives at this latest sewing coup. At the same time, she realizes that much of her readership consists of gentlewomen of refined breeding whose delicate sensibilities may be offended by profanity. She is therefore censoring the naughty words in this post by replacing all of the vowels in them with “e.”]
Holy fecking shet, betches, the Selfish Seamstress made her some jeans and they are the fecking bomb! Check these badess feckers out:
Oh yes, these are my new jeans made from the famous Jalie 2908 pattern, low rise version. I realize that I am totally the last betch on the Jalie 2908 bandwagon, but I don’t give a shet. I am as proud of these jeans as if I had drafted the fecking pattern myself. They weren’t even meant to be production level, they were meant to be a muslin. But I am totally wearing this betch. I want to wear them every fecking day. This may be the greatest sewing coup of my entire sewing career, because I have *never* had jeans that fit the way I want them to. You see, in addition to being very short, I am also long waisted, which means my inseam is *extremely* short. It’s pretty much impossible for me to find jeans that aren’t huge through the thigh and knee, and when I can find ones that fit in those areas, they’re literally 6-8″ too long. And hemming isn’t a great option because the knee is still in the wrong place. When I can find a jean that fits, it’s usually pretty shapeless and nondescript. And in case you were thinking it, kids jeans don’t work either. While they’re the right fit in the thigh and inseam, kids jeans are cut for kids with flat kiddie butts and the Selfish Seamstress, despite having a kiddie inseam, has a grown up butt. Fecked up, right?
I picked the smallest adult size for the Jalie jeans (size R). The measurements looked a little bit big, but I didn’t want to go down to one of the kid sizes because I think the proportions for the kids version are different. As many have noted, this pattern has a tendency to gape in the back, so I ended up compensating for that by taking some off of the back yoke piece at the side seams. Other than that, I shortened through the thigh by one inch. I figured that would put the knee in the right place and then any additional shortening could happen at the hem. But I don’t know what kind of weird-ess traveling pants shet that pattern has going on, but mysteriously the length turned out perfect for me- I didn’t have to take any off the hem. How is that even possible? Feck that, I’m not going to look that gift horse in the mouth. The only really significant edit I had to make was to take the legs in at both the inseam and outseam to make them slimmer as they were baggy through the leg. I started taking in gradually from the hip and ended up removing about 1″ from the circumference at the knee, and then tapered back down to the leg opening. Oh yeah, and I added a coin pocket and rivets. And now they are just right- the jeans I have always wished I could find in a store!
I cut the waistband on the crossgrain for a couple of reasons. First I had read that cutting it on the bias (as the pattern recommends) results in too much stretching. Second, I thought that the fabric I ordered was 60″, but it must have actually been 45″ or 50″ because it turned out that I was only able to fit all the pattern pieces in though a very economic layout, which left only enough fabric for me to cut the waistband on the cross grain. It’s therefore a little more stretchy and less stable than I’d like. But next time I’m going to make sure I have enough fabric to cut it lengthwise, and you can bet your fecking ess that I’m going to be making these betches again and again. Feck yeah.
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February 3, 2010 at 8:00 am
Anonymous
Lol…Love it! :)
I’ve recently bought this pattern, too, and am very impatient to try it out.
Cheers to you!
Jamie
February 3, 2010 at 8:03 am
PatternJunkie
Feckin’ great! Jeans shopping is a great trauma for me, and I have yet to attempt making them — this sounds like a kick-ess way to avoid the terror that is the Gap!
February 3, 2010 at 8:24 am
Nikole
Feking great! I have a drafted pattern staring at me with no guts to try it out… i think i will now
February 3, 2010 at 8:24 am
Olga
Wow — your jeans are mad fly! They make me green with envy.
I kind of would like to make my own jeans, but worry about the fact that jeans are the type of garment that is more likely to look “homemade” than anything else. (Your jeans prove me wrong, heh.) Which tool did you use to put rivets on your jeans and where did you get the rivets? Or, did you take your jeans somewhere to get it done professionally?
One note on the waistband: I think you cut it the right way (cross-grain). Denim (and other wovens) shrink more along the grain than cross-grain as you wash/dry it, so your jeans’ fit might have been affected by that down the line. (This info is not from personal experience, as I don’t make my own jeans, but it’s from a reputable source: http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/yet_another_pet_peeve_waistbands/)
February 3, 2010 at 9:10 am
selfishseamstress
Thanks, Olga! The rivets aren’t actually that hard– you use a nail to make a hole where you want the rivet, then you insert one part of the rivet from the back through the hole, put the cap on from the other side, and hit it with a hammer to fasten the two together permanently. It takes a little doing to make a hole big enough to accommodate the rivet, but it’s well worth it :)
February 3, 2010 at 8:41 am
Katherine
Holla on the knee location issue. It’s like the one petite fit problem that nobody seems to realize. I never ever buy bootcut jeans because the legline looks so crazy when you hem them. I’d love to make this pattern someday- my skills aren’t there yet and I’m not a stasher but I think I may have to snap this pattern up and hang onto it till I’m ready.
February 3, 2010 at 8:43 am
cindyann
Well done. Made these myself and I wish my efforts looked as good as yours. Mine arent’ bad, mind you, but will require a few more tweeks before I achieve perfection. Your jeans look fecking great! Loved the post.
February 3, 2010 at 8:44 am
Elizabeth
They look amazing! Great job. I have to get myself on the Jalie bandwagon.
February 3, 2010 at 8:48 am
The Cupcake Goddess
They are brilliant! I’ve always been afraid to try jeans, but I think I might just have to now. I’ve always had trouble finding the perfect jean. They look simply marvelous on you!
February 3, 2010 at 8:49 am
rosesred
Beautiful fit, I love those jeans!
How did you realize such a fitted upper leg? It looks great on you. When I try something like that, I almost always end up with not enough room to move in.
February 3, 2010 at 9:11 am
selfishseamstress
Thanks, Rosesred. The pattern is drafted for stretch denim so that’s what I used. They’re fitted but not binding, and this is on account of the crosswise stretch in the fabric.
February 3, 2010 at 8:55 am
Love it! Sew it!
wow!!! that looks pretty cool. Wish i could attain that level one day. it looks so well made. I am now officially full of Envy.
February 3, 2010 at 9:04 am
Amy
i am soooooooooo jealous! i have never had a good fitting pair of jeans either. I am also fairly short, maybe I should say very at 5ft, but I don’t feel short even when climbing on the countertops to reach the cabinets. I also used to be a ballet dancer and have dancer legs so nothing that fits my waist fits my thighs and vice versa. Bully for you! You should be proud, they look awesome! Maybe now I will get around to making myself a pair!
Did you use a stretch denim or a regular non-stretchy one?
February 3, 2010 at 9:12 am
selfishseamstress
I’m 5ft too! I’m used stretch denim for this- it’s what the pattern calls for and also my general preference for jeans. I think some people have tried these in non-stretch denim (maybe going up a size?) and I’m not sure how well that has worked out.
February 3, 2010 at 9:12 am
amber
Fvck yeah!!! Those look so fabulous on you! Very very impressed!!
February 3, 2010 at 9:14 am
peter
Those dungarees are the bees knees. You have the “know how” look, Elaine.
February 3, 2010 at 9:15 am
Katie
Awesome jeans!! This pattern is fecking brilliant. My “muslin” pair turned out amazingly great (for me) too and I wear them all the time. Am wearing them now in fact. You are rocking these!
February 3, 2010 at 1:21 pm
selfishseamstress
Your gorgeous jeans were one of the pairs that prompted me to try it out :) Thanks for the inspiration!
February 4, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Katie
That totally makes me smile!! Thanks!!
February 3, 2010 at 9:21 am
LindaC
Your jeans look great! Your post had me laughing my ess off. :)
February 3, 2010 at 9:24 am
Rachel
Those jeans are amazing!!! I want to make them so badly. Fabric.com has denim on sale right now. Does the pattern give instructions on where to put the rivets and coin pocket?
February 3, 2010 at 2:09 pm
selfishseamstress
Hi Rachel: Just a note- the fabric should be stretch denim. Last time I checked, Fabric.com was a little thin on the stretch denim options. No instructions on the coin pocket or the rivets, but this is pretty easily accomplished by looking at an existing pair of jeans. The coin pocket is also very straightforward once you’ve made the back pockets- the same thing but smaller :)
February 3, 2010 at 9:32 am
sueanfang
I am humbled by your jeans, they are amazing.
I am shocked by your language – aren’t you an english professor?? You have just blown my theory of swearing — In which I lecture my 13 year old about how he will be judged unintellegent if every other word out of his mouth is a swear word.
Little did I know that if he just CHANGES ONE SIMPLE VOWEL he too can have a career in academics.
holy fecking shet, who knew??
February 3, 2010 at 9:39 am
selfishseamstress
Hahaha! No, I’m not an English professor :) I’m a Computer Science professor and we swear like sailors! But believe me, even the cleanest-mouthed person in the world would be driven to swear by a career in academia ;) Probably even more so for English professors since there’s not enough money to go around for them!
February 3, 2010 at 9:37 am
Susan - Knitters Delight
I have those on my list of to dos, also. You are not the last one on the train! Amazing fit. If I had a pair that fit like that (store bought or made), I LIVE in them. lol! Great job.
February 3, 2010 at 9:52 am
cidell
“I don’t know what kind of weird-ess traveling pants shet that pattern has going on, but mysteriously the length turned out perfect for me”
LOL. I love a potty mouth. The jeans really look great.
February 3, 2010 at 9:58 am
Pavlina
Nice! Where did you get your rivets?
February 3, 2010 at 1:22 pm
selfishseamstress
I bought them off of an ebay seller. I just searched on “jeans rivets” and found someone who sells them in little packs of 12. There are a couple of sellers with a couple of different styles.
February 3, 2010 at 10:17 am
Emily
This is EXACTLY how I felt when I first made these. I am wearing pair #3 today. Yours look great!
February 3, 2010 at 10:17 am
Anonymous
Elaine, I think you’ve started something akin to Kelly from the “Shoes” vid! LOL!! I am laughing my ess off!! You had me at, “Holy fecking shet!”!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I love you, betch!
Liz
February 3, 2010 at 10:17 am
liz
These are fabulous. Betch.
February 3, 2010 at 10:25 am
CindyC
There once was a girl named Elaine
Who vowed she would not be profane
When blogging for peers
With delicate ears.
Now that’s just a read fecking shame!
February 3, 2010 at 11:42 pm
Nadia
Love it!
February 3, 2010 at 10:37 am
Toby Wollin
Jeeze – great looking (and fitting too!) jeans AND a limerick comment on a post. Now we’ve had two forms of poetry! Great looking jeans and although my butt is, ahem, more than grown up, this definitely looks like a project that I’d take a flyer with. And CindyC – Limericks are my favorite form.
February 3, 2010 at 10:40 am
Auntie Allyn
Jeeze louise, is there ANYTHING you can’t sew??!!!! Those jeans look terrific! I am awestruck!!!
February 3, 2010 at 1:25 pm
selfishseamstress
Hehehe. Believe me, I am an intermediate sewer at best. I never thought I’d take on jeans, but they ended up being a lot easier than I expected. All the credit has to go to the good folks at Jalie!
February 3, 2010 at 10:41 am
FairLadyofCardigan
That’s the funniest thing I’ve read in a long while! Plus, the jeans are awesome! I’m not nearly as accomplished as you are in the sewing department, but one day . . . one day.
February 3, 2010 at 10:57 am
Edris
Your jeans rock. I am cracking UP @ my computer. You are insane! Keep it coming! I guess it is time to break down and purchase the Jalie pattern, though I am super intimidated by the thought of making jeans.
February 3, 2010 at 10:58 am
Angela
How awesome!! They look awesome! One of my goals is to make a pair of jeans this year… I have to get this pattern. I hope mine fit just as well as yours!
February 3, 2010 at 11:01 am
Jessica
Love them! I’ve seen all of the lovely results from everyone else who is making these jeans, but haven’t screwed up the courage yet. That, and I’m not totally sure my machine could handle it. She sometimes has issues sewing over seams in really thick fabric (as evidenced by a denim skirt I haven’t finished yet). I think my denim was too heavy. What weight of denim did you use and where did you get it?
February 3, 2010 at 1:27 pm
selfishseamstress
I bought the stretch denim from Fabric.com but they seem to be out of it now. It’s not very heavy. I’m not too familiar with jean weights, but I’m guessing it’s in the vicinity of 9oz? It’s definitely thinner than Levi’s fabric. My Husqvarna was a real trouper about it too.
February 3, 2010 at 11:01 am
mimi
Can I just say that I am not easily offended so here it goes….you are fucking hilarious!!!!! I love you! everyday I look forward to your post because you make me laugh out loud! thank you for your posts and your amazing sense of humor, you are quite a talent and I enjoy your blog very much.
February 3, 2010 at 11:03 am
Claudine
Do you really have short legs? They make your legs look really long.
February 3, 2010 at 1:27 pm
selfishseamstress
YESSSSSS!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! And thank you, Jalie, for putting out the jeans pattern that makes people think I have long legs :D
February 3, 2010 at 11:44 am
Bonnie
OK I love your blog and your sewing anyway but this post had me close to crying with laughter. Perfect jeans…the holy grail. Congrats.
February 3, 2010 at 12:21 pm
mollymolly
Wow these really are amazing, i might have to go get this pattern too (being short i always have the length/knee issues too).
ps. the swearing doesn’t bother me, but i think the e’s do haha. I just can’t read it right! maybe #*%!’s instead
February 3, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Catherine
Awesome. Both the post, and the jeans. :)
February 3, 2010 at 12:36 pm
CGCouture
You’re definitely not the last one, I’ve been trying to get this pattern for quite a while, but they never have it in stock at my fave pattern/fabric store. :-( But, now that I know they fit on short people, I’m going to have to suck it up and make them order me a copy of this pattern! :-) So where is your source for the rivets? And did you just use those jeans buttons from Jo-Anns, or did you find a better place to buy those as well?
BTW, your jeans look fab! How much of a PITA were they to make though? Was there much swearing involved? Thrown objects?
February 3, 2010 at 1:31 pm
selfishseamstress
I ended up buying the pattern directly from Jalie. At first I thought I was making a big mistake because I’m used to getting my patterns on sale for $3 or whatever. And full price on the Jalie plus shipping is a lot more than I normally pay for the pattern. But everyone else had had such great luck with it that I decided to bite the bullet and shell out for it. SO WORTH IT.
Rivets I got from eBay (just search on “jeans rivets” and you’ll see a lot of options). The jeans button I got from Fabricland, and I think they’re Dritz or Prym or something like that.
As the the making- they were a LOT easier than I thought. My Husqvarna had almost no problem with the (Gutermann) topstitching thread, it handled the denim just fine and really in the end it wasn’t that different from making any other pants. The topstitching was actually kind of fun and meditative. I have heard of other people having problems with the topstitching though and I think it may depend on the kind of machine you’re using and the heaviness of the fabric.
February 3, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Laura Georgina
The jeans are the bomb diggity, and so well accessorized by the potty mouth! I’d turn into Popeye’s evil twin too if I could whip up jeans like that.
And about the knee placement: Amen. Why do jean companies make short sizes assuming we have loooongh thighs and short calves? You should go smack them around with your jeans and see if they get the picture.
February 3, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Clodagh
I had a confused moment wondering if the term feck wasn’t actually a mostly irish slang word before reading the disclaimery bit :P
February 3, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Vicki
Get the FECK outta here! You’re looking hot betch!
BTW, you are not the last Jalie person – I claim that. I have yet to even purchase a Jalie pattern. I am going to have to change that :)
February 3, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Dei
I’m a grown-up, who doesn’t feign sensibilities (or at least having them), so…..Hot Damn Girl! Those jeans are ballin’! Fit nice, well sewn. Did yourself proud.
Yea, and I’ve noticed too the a lot of jean patterns get ruinously large through the knees. Big baggy suckers if you don’t nip that in the bud. You did and well done.
February 3, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Clare
netherfeckers! I always swore I’d never make my own jeans – despite the ACTUAL HELL I go through finding a pair that work – but now I’ve seen yours Elaine, that annoying old adage ‘never say never’ is snapping at my ankles. Feck, it’ll be a white wedding and children next! Please, anyone who hasn’t already done so, find a way of watching ‘Father Ted’. BTW I’m an English lecturer who actively encourages creative profanity – revenge on the world for not getting paid enough!
February 3, 2010 at 2:14 pm
lin3arossa
You usually sound like a “mistress” but today you’re the one being a bad bad girl. Made me laugh out loud alone in my living room. I love the jeans. I might have to buy this pattern now. Damn you, selfish seamstress!
February 3, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Victoria Baylor
Very nice jeans! You did an outstanding job and I don’t blame your excitement one bit. Trust me you’re not the last person to try the pattern. I think I am. They’re sitting on the cutting table next in line. I have the opposite problem of you. I’m 5″9 with a 34″ in seam. Buying a pants from a store that’s not designated “long” or “tall” is a big waste of my time. Just yesterday found a ton of size 8 pants for $7-$10 bucks a pop. Guess who couldn’t wear them cuz they were too short. So trust me I know your frustration. Sew these til’ your hearts content!!!! Great job!!!
February 3, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Kerry
OK, I need some clarification here before I go and add this to my shopping cart. The Jalie Size chart has Women’s R as the following measurements:
Waist = 27″ Hips 36″
This leads me to believe that I should use a children’s size P, because I am a 25.5″ waist and something stupidly small like 31.5″ for hips. Oh yeah, I rock the 25″ inseam.
But then you bring up the point about child size butts and this is precisely why I seldom can fit into childrens pants.
So….I am wondering if I were to make this, should I go for the adult R size and then adjust the hip measurement/waist measurement from my basic pants sloper pattern, or do I use the child size P and figure out the butt issue later…or do I try to draft my own pattern from an existing pair of jeans?
My thoughts here are that I cannot go wrong with this pattern since the entire internet confirms that this pattern rocks. Seriously, go to Google and type “Jalie” and the second auto-finish search term is “Jalie 2908”. And since I don’t know how to construct jeans (order of construction, top stitching, flat felled seams, etc) I figure a pattern with instructions would be rather helpful.
But, I am a munchkin and suffer from various munchkin related fit issues such that commercial patterns rarely work for me.
Considering I have child size hips, do you people think I can make this work?
February 3, 2010 at 3:03 pm
selfishseamstress
In what I’m sure will come as no surprise to you at this point, fellow munchkin, is that I’m about the same measurements. On the Jalie blog, I remember reading something about how the low-rise children’s version isn’t really low rise because they don’t think low rise jeans are appropriate for kids, which is what made me think that the adult sizes are drafted to one set of proportions and the kid sizes to another. I went with the R even though the stated measurements were a bit large and while the jeans were all around slightly too big, it was easy enough to fix and didn’t require any difficult changes in construction. If you decide to go with the R, just do a baste on the jeans and figure out where you need to take out the extra room- that worked out well for me. Good luck!!
February 12, 2010 at 5:22 am
weeza
I love this pattern. I am the same measurements at the hip and inseam but don’t have much of an arse either so I went for the kid size. They were a pretty good fit considering the usual heartbreak of trying to find jeans, but the rise was too high for me, which makes me look like a 12 year old, and the waistband just a bit too small. Bit big in the leg too (I am skinny minnie). So for my next pair I will do the smallest grown-up size and chop bits off as you have done! It would probably work out if sewn with a 1.5 or 2cm seam rather than a 1cm, no?
I also made a pair of these in a non-stretch twill, cut an extra inch on the back pieces at the point of the crotch (no idea if that’s how you’re supposed to do it!) and I can still do them up and sit down without bursting the seams, so I’m calling them a success.
I made a baby size the first time I made them so I could get my head round the pockets and the fly, far fewer stitches to unpick when I cocked it up!
February 3, 2010 at 2:53 pm
The Slapdash Sewist
If I were not afraid of the fly front, I would really have to give these a try! I have been wishing for some not-too-low rise skinny jeans for a couple of years now and have not found any (not that I ever shop for clothes). These look fab!
February 3, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Kristine
Holy Fecking Comments!!! You did a fabulous job, and no, I am the last fecking betch to do the Jalie jeans. Been on the table for months, not even traced off yet. Disgusting, I know. Time to try!
February 3, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Claire
I love your blog … LOVE I tells ya. I’m no where near skilled enough to make my own jeans (I’ve only ever made baby pants and skirts for myself!!!), but I’m wondering if I should buy this pattern for the day when 1) I am skilled enough and 2) I move back to a civilised climate.
February 3, 2010 at 3:51 pm
JoanneM
Unreal. They look RTW!!!!!!! Congrats!!!
February 3, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Faye Lewis
Great looking jeans, and a great fit too.
February 3, 2010 at 5:18 pm
K-Line
Wow – this is outrageously impressive. They look terrific on you.
February 3, 2010 at 6:13 pm
allisonC
They look fantastic, no wonder you are effing happy with them! If they make your legs grow I am off to the Jalie site right now!
February 3, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Deb
Wow, if your legs look a mile long in those jeans, I gotta be the very last betch to get that pattern! Everyone seems to have fantastic results with the Jalie jeans but I’m 5′ tall and ZERO inches and wondered if it would work for me.
February 3, 2010 at 6:34 pm
dawn
Aren’t they fantastic!!! This is my favorite pattern of all time! Feck, yea is right!
February 3, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Mary
Stunning! Brava! And thanks for sharing tips and advice. See the winter jeans sew along on pattern review for fellow crusaders on the quest for the Holy Grail. They’re using the same pattern.
February 3, 2010 at 6:41 pm
kathleen
Beautiful jeans- as another commenter noted, one of the holy grails of sewing! Take a bow!
February 3, 2010 at 7:14 pm
nancy K
Pretty damn good! Great jeans.
February 3, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Dana
Febulous! Ooops, I mean FABULOUS!
February 3, 2010 at 7:21 pm
sa
F@Ck ya !!
Great jeans ! how long did it take you to make them? I can feel your excitement :)
February 3, 2010 at 7:29 pm
Kelly
The jeans looking absolutely amazing and I don’t appreciate you taunting me with your success. On another note, you are absolutely INSANE! (in the best possible way) :-)
February 3, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Mimi
I purchased this pattern from PR when I was taking the Build Better Jeans class and can’t wait to sew up a pair. I have the fabric but just haven’t found the time. Jean making is fun…the results are so rewarding when you are a size that can’t be found in the store. You are my opposite…I’m tall and very long legged and can’t find jeans that fit me. The pair I made during the class came out great and with your review I can’t wait to make a pair from the Jalie pattern as well.
I posted on the jeans I made and some of the processes I used to get great results from a different pattern. Have a look see…
http://mimi-ohs.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-jeans-thing.html
Great Job on your jeans and as always love your sense of humor!
February 3, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Beangirl
Holy Hick in an Handbasket (apparently you can’t add an “e” to words that already have an “e” in them), excited much? Although with reason, those are nice jeans.
You can’t be the last person to do these, I don’t even own this pattern. Note to self: why the hick don’t you own this pattern? Oh wait. Because you are a conscientious objector to the making of jeans. Too bad. Those are some awesome fecking pants.
February 3, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Cindy May
fecking-A!!
February 3, 2010 at 8:29 pm
LynnR
Wow…feckin’ E!!!
Your jeans look AWESEME!!!
:D
February 3, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Julie L
You sound like my favorite Irish B&B owner – it was all “feckin’ this and feckin’ that”. Your post would have made me laugh out loud if it weren’t for the sheer awesomen-ness of your fecking jeans!!!
February 3, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Karen
These are fecking amazing.
I have this pattern and foolishly lent it out and haven’t gotten it back yet. I thought I was okay because I really like the jeans pattern in Ottobre, but that’s not a patch on these. Okay, need my pattern back.
Oh, and need more denim. And rivets. And time.
Great. Fecking. Jeans.
February 3, 2010 at 9:16 pm
Tami
Fecking brill! I swore I was reading a script for “Father Ted.”
Those jeans are fabulous and you look fecking great in them!!!
February 3, 2010 at 10:12 pm
fangaroni
These jeans look amazing on you! Great job X 100! Sisterhood of the traveling pants for real! Or sisterhood of the traveling pattern…
February 4, 2010 at 2:41 am
Marie-Christine
Mazeltov! This is why we sew (not saw).
Read this before you cut any which way: http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/yet_another_pet_peeve_waistbands/
February 4, 2010 at 3:16 am
helen
You are fantastic!! Love those jeans. Love your blog.
February 4, 2010 at 8:21 am
Lindsay T
You almost make me want to sew a pair of jeans. These are fantastic!
February 4, 2010 at 8:50 am
Meredith P
LOL! Holy Shet! Those are great jeans. You look at least 5’5″. And it’s me, me I tell ya that is the last one to make these. I do own the pattern, however, so I guess I am ahead of some of your minions here.
Love your fecking blog, betch!
I forget, are you a fan of Project Runway? If so, do you follow this blog? Lots of fecking fashion fun: http://projectrungay.blogspot.com/
February 4, 2010 at 9:53 am
zegi
They turned out awesome! You should be feckin’ proud.
And you aren’t the last betch on the wagon, it is still on my wish list.
February 4, 2010 at 10:08 am
Shelley
Fantastic! I have this pattern traced and ready to cut out, but haven’t managed to get to it yet. Now I’m thinking that I’d better get on that pronto. Here’s hoping mine turn out as fecking awesome as yours!
February 4, 2010 at 11:43 am
Sabine
A very nice jeans and they fit perfectly!
I’ll even sew them to me. The pattern is too beautiful.
February 4, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Clio
I’d be cussin’ up a feckin’ storm, too, if I made jeans that looked that great! My pattern just arrived this week. Wish me luck!
February 4, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Adrienne
Your jeans look fantastic! This is my favorite jean pattern and I plan on making them again really soon!
February 4, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Ginny
OMG! I am laughing hysterically. I am so going to start substituting all my vowels with an ‘e’!!!! And great jeans, by the way!
February 4, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Bunny
I can’t stop laughing – great jeans.
February 5, 2010 at 7:12 am
Karin
Ah, they bleedy look just like my 170usd Citizens of Humanity that I LOOOOVE, can’t believe you made them yourself, clever girl!
See here: http://www.revolveclothing.com/DisplayProduct.jsp?product=CITI-WJ162&c=Citizens+Of+Humanity+Jeans&d=5&sc=Faye+Jeans
Peas in a pod?
It must be becoming increasingly difficult for you to find new sewing-enemies, you’ve gotta slow down ;-)!
Never read a post with that many bad words, hilarious, love it.
February 5, 2010 at 8:17 am
Joyce in NC
Once again, great pair of jeans. You do look to have long legs.
February 5, 2010 at 11:14 am
What am I thinking? « Country Girl Couture
[…] 5, 2010 by CGCouture After reading the Selfish Seamstress’ blog post about making her own jeans, I had to purchase that pattern. So now, I have 3 different jeans patterns to try out, (Vogue 8202, […]
February 5, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Kathi
Your jeans are amazing!!!!!! I must trace the pattern and get to work!!! Why do I keep waiting????
February 6, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Sally
LOL! That is pretty much how I feel about all Jalie patterns. I’m wearing my new Jalie t-shirt right now. It’s like the 6th one I’ve made. It’s PERFECT! I heart Jalie!
February 6, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Yummy
Reading this post made me:
1. Order Jalie 2908 – it was on my ‘shet to buy’ list and you pushed me over the edge
2. feel proud to be Canadian (Jalie is a Canadian company)
3. laugh so hard I peed my pants a bit
February 8, 2010 at 11:00 am
BurdaStyle Top Picks « TrailerTreasure
[…] that fit! by elainemay (Don’t miss her PG-13 blog post where I first heard about these […]
February 8, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Ponybalony
Your jeans are slammin! Do you know how much Lycra is in your denim? I just bought some 2% Lycra stretch denim for that pattern, but the pattern specifies 4%, and I want mine to look EXACTLY like yours. Brava, diva!
February 10, 2010 at 9:03 am
BambiLynne
I have the same problem — long waist, short inseam, and I have very thin legs. I can’t fill out store-bought jeans. They look great on you! I can’t wait for my Jalie pattern to arrive. Thanks for your review and helpful tips!
February 13, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Heaven for stretch denim: Lura’s Fabric Shop « The Selfish Seamstress
[…] going to come in handy now that I’ve fallen hard for the Jalie 2908 jeans pattern, a.k.a. the Holy Fecking Shet Jeans. A lot of folks have asked where I got my stretch denim for them, and it was just a lucky buy at […]
March 5, 2010 at 9:08 am
The Selfish Seamstress overshares about her next jeans « The Selfish Seamstress
[…] been wearing my Jalie 2908 holy fecking shet jeans way too much. They just fit me so much better than any of my RTW jeans that I’ve been wearing […]
March 11, 2010 at 2:29 am
The Making of the Perfect Jean « Petite Republic
[…] most perfect pair of jeans for myself in the past 2 weeks, after the selfish seamstress have posted multiple jean teasers just to tempt me into making another pair of jeans for myself. (OK, I do have multiple […]
March 11, 2010 at 2:32 am
The Perfect Jean « Petite Republic
[…] most perfect pair of jeans for myself in the past 2 weeks, after the selfish seamstress have posted multiple jean teasers just to tempt me into making another pair of jeans for myself. (OK, I do have multiple […]
April 28, 2010 at 7:47 pm
BurdaStyle Top Picks « entredeux :: between two
[…] that fit! by elainemay (Don’t miss her PG-13 blog post where I first heard about these […]
May 10, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Forever In Blue Jeans, Babe
[…] and did a gold denim topstitching thread. Having read the Selfish Seamstress’ posts on her jeans and Petite Republic’s post on her jeans, I knew just where to find the rivets. Give that an […]
October 12, 2012 at 6:58 am
Elena Browett
Hello from Scotland :D I have just found your article and it is “fecking” excellent (re the word “fecking’ – if you have never seen a TV programme called “Father Ted” (made in Ireland) I suggest you look it up now – “feck” is one of their favourite words :D ). Anyway – just wanted to say your article has given me a great laugh, and I am now off to try (probably unsuccessfully) & find this Jalie pattern here in the UK – my proportions sound very similar to yours (short legs, long waist & very definitely an adult female’s bum!!!). Thanks again for your article & hope you still love your jeans! x
December 20, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Forever In Blue Jeans, Babe » A Fashionable Stitch
[…] and did a gold denim topstitching thread. Having read the Selfish Seamstress’ posts on her jeans and Petite Republic’s post on her jeans, I knew just where to find the rivets. Give that an […]
May 19, 2015 at 6:24 pm
Hendrikje Krone
I’m like 2 decades late in commenting and you probably have totally moved on from making jeans- but I just wanted to say what awesome jeans and what a funny post! I’ve nearly ripped the inseam of my Ginger’s from laughing so much! I’ve just started on the whole Jeans sewing band wagon and have sewed myself through the closet case files jeans, the named clothing Jamie jeans, Angela Wolf’s jeans, and am about to start on the Jalie’s…
Like some addict looking for their next hit I’m searching the internet for other Jeans patterns that I can sew lol!
Yours look TOTALLY AMAZING- what an inspiration!
I haven’t read all of your Jeans related blog posts, but how have you found the rivet installation process? I was so frustrated by that I ended up spending quite a few bucks on a hand press…which is worth its weight in gold in my opinion, because those rivets go in so easy and so perfect each and every time…
All the best, Hendrikje :)